摘要
<SUP>1H NMR spectroscopy, 1H NMR spin-lattice relaxation, conductivity and pH-metric titration data have been used to study the aggregation and counter-ion binding of tetrasulfonatomethylcalix[4]resorcinarenes with methyl (H<sub>8sub>XNa<sub>4sub>) and amyl (H<sub>8sub>YNa<sub>4sub>) substituents. The data obtained reveal the self-aggregation of H<sub>8sub>YNa<sub>4sub> driven by hydrophobic interactions. The NMR relaxation data indicate that Gd3+ is bound by both H<sub>8sub>XNa<sub>4sub> and H<sub>8sub>YNa<sub>4sub>. The Gd3+ ions were found to induce the aggregation of H<sub>8sub>YNa<sub>4sub> with critical association concentration (CAC) value less than in case of its self-aggregation. Using Gd3+ as a probe of counter-ion binding with the aggregate interface it was found out that binding of quaternary ammonium cations (QUATSs) with H<sub>8sub>YNa<sub>4sub> aggregates and SDS aggregates is quite different, while binding of inorganic ions by both types of aggregates is similar. The most outstanding peculiarity of QUATSs binding with H<sub>8sub>YNa<sub>4sub> aggregates is selective recognition of QUATSs, possessing trimethylammonium group, detected by NMR relaxation method.